Healthy Bacon Wrapped, Cheese Stuffed Burgers Recipe

Celebrate Independence day with a hearty, delicious burger while still sticking to your diet. On this special occasion we worked hard to put together a unique and delicious, cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped marvel. It took a lot of number crunching but we made it happen.

Also make sure not to miss all the delicious variations we've included at the end!

Hamburgers (and cheeseburgers!) can go right along with fat loss and staying on track. Done right - like we’ll show you in just a sec -they are filling, tasty and actually healthy. And of course packed with protein that will make you swole. If that weren’t enough, ground beef is a good, cheap staple that’s widely available and can fit anyone’s budget. It’s also a great way to afford an upgrade to organic and even grass fed meat.

Ingredients

100g Ground beef (we used 95% lean)

10g Cheddar cheese, grated

14g Bacon (~2 strips)

A few grams grapeseed or other high heat tolerant oil

20g Onion, finely minced

10g Jalapeño (more or less to taste), finely minced

Salt, Pepper, and Chili powder

Sides

Sweet Potato Fries

Cut up a sweet potato into thin strips, toss with coconut oil, cinnamon and salt. Bake at 400 for ~20 minutes.

Coleslaw

50g Cabbage

25g Carrot

10g Light Mayo

Salt and Pepper

This burger is pretty straight forward. We'll be mixing some ground beef with onions, stuffing that with cheese and wrapping it with bacon. Serve with sweet potato fries and coleslaw!

Making the Patties

Mince jalapeño and onion and grate the cheese. Watch how Gordon Ramsay takes care of that onion below.

Mix beef, onion, chili powder, salt and pepper, to taste.

Shape beef mixture into thin patties and place the cheese mixture in the center of each one.

Fold three sides in to close the beef around the cheese in a triangle shape. Make sure that the cheese is safely enclosed - you don’t want the precious goods to escape! Mold the triangle into a ball and gently press that back down into a burger shape.

Wrap each burger in a strip of bacon.

Cook the Bad Boys

Preheat a skillet and gently brush with grapeseed or other high heat-suitable oil.

When the skillet is hot, lay in the burgers. Let them sit in the hot pan without disturbing until a good sear forms on the bottom.

Once seared, flip once and let the other side get its sear.

If the burgers are thick, you can then use tongs to ensure that the sides get a proper searing. When all is seared, flip once more until cooked through.

Serve and Enjoy!

Variations

Burgers aren't just for the holidays but can be a staple of your diet. Try different meats like ground turkey or lamb.